Total Crime Rate
63.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Johns Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 400th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Johns Road (ME7 5PL) in the last 12 months was 63.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% lower than the Gillingham South average (185.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Johns Road (ME7 5PL), the main crime hotspot is near Windmill Road. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gillingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Windmill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Coronation Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Church Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beacon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beacon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Coronation Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coronation Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ambrose Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Longfellow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Edinburgh Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Byron Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Hamiltons | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Hamiltons | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Imperial Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Luton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Upper Luton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Constitution Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | York Hill | Under investigation |
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